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Long Time, No Speak!

Instead of having a catch up and trying to explain some of the things that I have been going through recently, I am going to discuss why I have always been a bit different, especially in the ways it has been affecting me recently. This is something that is very sensitive to me and please respect that I have no profession in this and I am just speaking on my behalf.  When I was young, I was always a difficult child. I remember being hell for my mum when things went wrong, being extra sensitive and being unable to deal with things. It evidently lead to me being diagnosed with traits of Asperger Syndrome (which is a developmental disorder that impacts an individuals social interactions, sometimes non-verbal communication and individuals are affected by restricted and repetitive behaviour or interest - taken from Wikipedia). While only being diagnosed with traits, it was never really taken seriously but also I never wanted to use it as an excuse or label myself, which is ironic because
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New Years Resolutions

HAPPY NEW YEARS!!!!  Okay, I might be slightly late to the party but the thought and sentiment is there... I hope that everyone had a lovely Christmas and ate as much party food as me (Sausage Rolls and Brie for me). 2017 was a brilliant year for me; with university, Cuba and new friendships. I thought that today I would talk about some resolutions that I want to focus on in 2018.  1) Keeping fit and healthy Something that I really struggled with in 2017 (still are now) is my weight and although physically it is not an issue, mentally for me it is. Therefore I want to spend 2018 making myself healthier through exercise and decrease the amount of junk food that I am eating.  I want to increase the amount of fruit and vegetable that I eat; maybe even achieving my 5 a day (I know I am terrible, its surprising that I love them)!  It is fair to say that we are less than 2 weeks into 2018 and these are going fairly well. I have been swimming a lot and have not eaten too badly (other th
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6 Month Update

Honestly, I haven't written in a long time. I mean I've written about 10,000 words at least for university but I haven't written personally in forever. Have I missed it? Yes. Have I known what to say? No. Do I have a lot to say? Yes (apologies in advance, probably best to grab a cuppa before reading this).  If I said I have had anything but a turbulent 6 months then I would be lying. Too much has happened and mentally I am not in a great place. In fact, probably at one of my lowest points for many reasons; body confidence, family issues and university stress.  Body Confidence  Over the summer I lost a stone, I didn't need to lose that stone but I felt I needed to. I really wasn't happy with how I looked. I didn't actively lose the weight just constantly worked and from stress (will explain later). I was happy to know I had lost the weight and I felt so much better with myself. When I returned to university, instead of being complimented, people complained
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Long Term Relationships

70 miles seems like nothing when we live in a world of nearly 8000 miles but to me 70 miles is far as its the distance between me and my boyfriend. You might be thinking well that is also the distance between me and my family, it is which is difficult but this is completely different. When leaving your family, you have to get used to living without them but I have never lived with my boyfriend. I thought that I would start a new series of blog posts about relationships because I would love to know about other people's opinions on relationships. So why not put everything into 5 ways to make a long-term relationship work. 1) Talking!!! It is so important to make sure that all lines of communication are open with your partner. By this I mean that, you should always feel open to talk to them about anything because you are there to support each other. Anything that you are going through, can be simply be helped by talking to them about it. Within a long distance relationship it is no
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Independence

Independence, something that everyone wants from the day that they turn 13. You think right, I am finally a teenager, I'm basically an adult so I am all grown up. Evidently, we realise that we are wrong and we have so much to learn. This partially applies to every situation in life, we always have something to learn and we are never really fully grown up. I guess that I am saying this because I need to keep this in mind as I write this.  Since being home from university for the last month and a bit, I have experienced so many different situations and it all comes down to the word 'independence'. Since I have come home from university, a place where I pretty much had full independence, I have been battling with an alternative situation where I have limited independence. This really takes a lot to get my head around because it is a large change again from September. The main thing is trying to understand being under someones control again, by control I only mean its my mum
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Falling by Jane Green Book Review

So I thought that I would try something a  little different, tell me what you think.  Introduction:  I could write loads here but all I am going to say is GO AND BUY IT!!! Well I am also going too say, I was not expecting to read this book as it was not something I had heard about it. It was something I just picked up at the airport and I will remember it.  Blurb:   When Emma Montague left the strict confines of upper-crust British life for New York, she felt sure it would make her happy. Away from her parents and expectations, she felt liberated, throwing herself into Manhattan life replete with a high-paying job, a gorgeous apartment, and a string of successful boyfriends. But the cutthroat world of finance and relentless pursuit of more began to take its toll. This wasn't the life she wanted either.  On the move again, Emma settles in the picturesque waterfront town of Westport, Connecticut, a world apart from both England and Manhattan. It is here that she begins to co
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Something a little bit different

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Okay, now this blog post is not going to be for everyone, and probably for the select few that enjoy and love this as much as me. This is something that is very much new to my interests but it is something that I would like to share with you. I feel like it has been influenced by my flatmates at university but has always been something that I have liked but never really been that invested. Well now I am invested, and if I wasn't I would be stupid because of the amount that I just spent on it. So I have probably left you guessing for long enough now... It is MAKE-UP! I love to talk about it, so today I am going to share my recent purchases with you, explaining each purchase and my thoughts so far. So if anyone is signed up to Cult Beauty you will know that every now and again they do a free goody bag when you spend a certain amount. I saw this and thought this is brilliant to try lots of different things, seeing as makeup and skincare has become more important to me. This lead to
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